High school teacher and former Regis College student-athlete Kathleen Thompson ’91 made the ultimate team sacrifice when she donated a kidney to her Regis basketball coach—fellow educator and friend Donna Tanner, EdD.

Regis, a leading Catholic university in Greater Boston, named Pam Roecker its Dean of Athletics. Roecker, a 30-year collegiate administrator and coach, will lead the university’s transition to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC).